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Security report for getty.edu

Getty · Education · United States

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Getty is a prominent cultural heritage and visual art institution based in Los Angeles, offering museum exhibitions, library access, interactive art experiences, and free research tools. The website reflects a well-established non-profit educational organization with a strong market position in the arts and culture sector. The digital infrastructure leverages modern JavaScript frameworks such as Nuxt.js and integrates multiple third-party analytics and marketing tools, indicating a mature digital presence. However, the absence of WHOIS data for the queried subdomain and lack of explicit privacy and cookie policies suggest areas for improvement in transparency and compliance. Security posture is moderate with no visible security headers or explicit policies, and the extensive use of tracking technologies implies a need for enhanced privacy compliance. Overall, the website is professional, content-rich, and trustworthy but would benefit from improved security and privacy disclosures.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

  4. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Domain Expires Soon

      Domain expires in 7 days

      What to do: Renew domain registration before expiration

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
82
Security headers
30
Email security
85
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
75

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Getty operates as a large non-profit educational and cultural institution targeting a general audience interested in visual arts and cultural heritage. Its business model focuses on providing access to museums, libraries, and research tools rather than commercial sales. The website's integration with major social media platforms and use of advanced analytics tools supports effective audience engagement and marketing. The lack of WHOIS data for the domain queried may be due to subdomain usage or WHOIS server limitations but does not detract from Getty's recognized brand and market presence. The institution's partnerships and external links primarily involve content delivery and analytics providers rather than commercial partners. Strategic growth could focus on enhancing privacy compliance and security transparency to maintain trust and meet evolving regulatory requirements.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and integrates multiple third-party scripts including Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, and Twitter tracking, which increases the attack surface and privacy considerations. No security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected in the provided data, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. The absence of explicit privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms indicates potential compliance gaps with GDPR and other privacy regulations. No forms or input fields were identified, reducing risk from input-based attacks. The WHOIS data absence limits domain trust verification. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires enhancements in security headers, privacy disclosures, and incident response transparency to align with best practices.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance and user consent mechanisms.
  2. Add and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options to improve security posture.
  3. Conduct a thorough security audit of third-party scripts and minimize tracking where possible to reduce privacy risks.
  4. Publish a vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency and trust.
  5. Investigate and resolve WHOIS data availability issues to improve domain registration trustworthiness and legitimacy.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Getty
Description
Visit our Los Angeles museums and library, interact with art, and access free research tools.
Key services
museum exhibitions, library access, art interaction, free research tools
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, YouTube iframe API, Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Twitter Ads, Google Tag Manager, Nuxt.js
Frameworks
Nuxt.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Twitter Analytics
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Facebook Ads, Twitter Ads, Google Ads
Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Twitter tracking
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel, LinkedIn Insight Tag
Transparency
good

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is accessible and not blocked by WAF or security mechanisms.
  2. Content is rich, professional, and relevant to cultural heritage and art education.
  3. Extensive use of third-party analytics and marketing scripts.
  4. No explicit privacy or cookie policies detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  5. WHOIS data is missing or not found for the queried domain 'www.getty.edu'.
  6. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly found in the provided content.
  7. Social media presence confirmed via Twitter handle '@GettyMuseum'.
  8. No forms detected in the provided HTML snippet.
  9. Website uses modern JavaScript frameworks and external resources.
  10. No security headers or explicit security policies found in the provided data.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web technologies including Nuxt.js, a Vue.js framework, and integrates multiple external resources for fonts, media, and analytics. The presence of asynchronous loading of scripts and preconnect hints indicates performance optimization efforts. Mobile optimization is good, and SEO meta tags including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data are well implemented, supporting discoverability and social media integration. However, accessibility features appear basic and could be improved. Hosting provider details are not evident from the provided data. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and performant but could benefit from enhanced accessibility and security configurations.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 78/100Low25 findingsView report
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